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Wilson Encourages the Senate to Take Immediate Action on the Payroll Tax Extension
Dec 20, 2011
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Congressman Joe Wilson released the following statement regarding the payroll tax cut, unemployment insurance reforms, and Medicare physician payments: “Last week, House Republicans successfully passed a bipartisan bill that protects American taxpayers and promotes job creation by extending the payr...
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Wilson Applauds Dismissal of the NLRB Case Against Boeing
Dec 9, 2011
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Congressman Joe Wilson released the following statement after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced it has withdrawn the case against Boeing: “For the past year, the President’s National Labor Relations Board has played the role of a Big Labor Bully by threatening to cut the jobs of ha...
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Wilson Reacts to Latest Unemployment Report
Dec 2, 2011
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Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement in response to the November jobs report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: “For the past two and a half years, our nation’s unemployment rate has consistently remained at or above eight percent. This is unacceptable. It is...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Wilson Announces Town Hall Meeting
Nov 21, 2011
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Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) announced he will be hosting a town hall meeting in South Carolina's Second Congressional District to focus on job creation and ways to remove barriers to allow for private-sector growth. Wilson invites all residents of the Second Congressional District to attend the m...
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Wilson Appreciates National Adoption Day
Nov 18, 2011
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Joe Wilson released the following statement in celebration of the 12th anniversary of National Adoption Day which will be observed on Saturday, November 19th, 2011: “This Saturday, the judicial system will finalize the adoptions of thousands of children in over 400 communities nationwide. With over ...
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Wilson Disappointed By Defeat of the Balanced Budget Amendment
Nov 18, 2011
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Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after today's vote on the Balanced Budget Amendment: "Earlier today, Congress voted on a Balanced Budget Amendment, an amendment to the Constitution that would bring accountability and fiscal responsibility back to the federal governmen...
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Wilson Urges Reconsideration of Keystone XL Pipeline Delay
Nov 15, 2011
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Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after attending a press conference with House Republicans in response to the Administration’s announcement to postpone the Keystone XL Pipeline: “Once again, the decision to delay the Keystone XL Pipeline until 2013 is yet another prime...
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Wilson Expresses Gratitude to Our Veterans
Nov 11, 2011
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Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel released the following statement in appreciation of our Nation’s veterans. “Every year on Veterans Day, we are reminded how blessed our nation is by our Armed Forces. As a 31-year veteran, as well...
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Nuclear waste must find safe, permanent home in Nevada
Nov 5, 2011
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As I watched the Republican presidential candidate debate Oct. 18, I was startled to hear candidates jump at the opportunity to agree with President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on shutting down the nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. While many of these candidates are running...
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Wilson Urges Passage of Twenty Jobs Bills
Nov 4, 2011
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Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its October jobs report. The unemployment rate remains at an unacceptable 9.0% as the economy created 80,000 jobs: “Yet again, this Administration has shown it remains out of touch with Amer...
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